Horseshoe.



PATENT-ED APRA, 1905.

10.786.763.' f W. HILL.

f HORSESHOB. APPLIIOATION-IILED DEO. 30. 1904.

To all whom t may concern.: l

UNITEDV STATES Patented April 4, 1905. l

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HILL, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,763, dated April 4,1905.

Application filed December 30, 1904. Serial No. 238,916.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HILL, a citize of the United States,residing in the city vand county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes;and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description'of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the iigures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in horseshoes of the classconsisting of two members, one being a main shoe -member adapted to benailed or secured to the hoof of the animal in the ordinary way and theother a detachable and attachable part adapted to occupy a positionbelow the main part of the shoe, the two parts being of suchconstruction that the lower part may be readily secured to the upper ormain part without removing the latter from the hoof.

The object of my improvement is to make it practicable to provide ahorse with shoes having sharpened calks without the aid of a blacksmithor other skilled person. The lower member of the device is only appliedafter the calks of the main part become smooth or so worn that l they'nolonger-ad" complish the purpose intended. The lower member of the shoemay then be quickly 'and easily applied and readily secured in place.

Having briefly outlined myY improved construction, as well as thefunction it is intended to perform, I will proceed to describe the samein detail, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in whichis illustratcd an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an underneath view of the main shoe memberor the member adapted to be secured directly to the hoof. Fig. 2 is atop view of the detachable member or a view showing the surface placednext to the surface shown in Fig. 1 of the main member. Fig. 3 is anunderneath view ofthe complete device. Figs. land 5 are sections takenon the lines 4 4 and 5 5 of Figs. 1 and 2, respectively. Fig. 6 is asection taken n the line 6 6, Fig. 3, with the shoe shown in vbeyond theopening'12.

its natural position when in use. Fig. 7 `is a front end view of theshoe looking in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is asection taken on the line 8 8, Fig. 3, the parts, however, being shownin the natural position when the shoe is in place on the foot, or in the.position the reverse of that shown in Fig. 3.

- The same reference characters indicate th same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the main member ofthe shoe, and 6 thedetachable member thereof. This main shoe member is provided with abridge-piece 7, Whose upper surface is flush with the upper surface ofthe member, the said bridge-piece being located intermediate theextremities of the member and extending entirely across the spacebetween the two curved arms or parts of the device. Centrally connectedwI-th this bridgepiece 7 is a forwardly-extending part 8, which isconnected with the forward or toe extremity of the member.`V As shown inthe drawings, the part8is provided with a longitudinal slot 9. Thecurved arms of the member' 5 are provided immediately below the part 7with recesses 10 open on the inside and below.

Thebottom opening, designated 12, (see Fig. 4,) is contracted. v

The member 6 is provided with a bridgepiece 12, connecting its curvedarms between the extremities -of the member, and also with a part 13, fextending' forwardly from the bridge-piece 12 to the toe extremity ofthe member. The bridge-piece 12 is provided with a disposed rib 14,whoseextremities 15 are undercut to enter the recesses 10 of the member 5.These extremities 15 are of such w-idth as to enter the contractedopenings 12 of the recess 10, and when in said opening the member 6 may-be moved back and forth will be observed byreference to the drawings,extends both forward and backward of the opening 12, so that in case themember should move rearwardly from its normal position on the member 5it would naturally enter the rearward portion ofthe recess instead ofslipping out of the contracted opening 12 thereof.

The part 13 of the member 6 is provided on its upper surface with aforwardly-extending tongue 16, adapted to enter the slot 9 'at the Eachrecess 10, as

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same time that the extremities 15 enter the recesses 10 or thecontracted mouths 12 thereof.

' The tongue 16 extends above the body of the member 6 far enough toleave a space 17 of a depth equal to the thickness of the toe part ofthe member 5 in the rear of the calk. This tongue 16 also extends beyondthe toe extremity of its member,l so that it may be turned up againstthe hoof of the animal when the shoe is applied, thus locking the memberfrom rearward movement on the mainv member 5.

From the foregoing description the use and operation of my improvedhorseshoe will be readily understood. Assuming that the member 5 issecured to the hoof of the animal and that the calks have become so wornas to be no longer of practical benefit, the horses foot is raised andthe tongue 16 of the member 6 inserted in the slot 9 of the mem ber 5from below. The member 6 is then driven forwardly with the tonguebetween the member 5 and the toe extremity of the animals hoof. As soonas the member 6 has been moved forwardly a sufficient distance theextremities 15 of the bead 14 are forced into the recesses 10 by way ofthe openings 12. The member 6 is then driven to its forward limit ofmovement, whereby the extremities 15 enter the forward extremities ofthe recesses 10. The forward extremity of the tongue 16 is then bentupwardly against the hoof of the animal, thus preventing the part 6 fromaccidentally moving rearwardly on the part 5. lf for any reason theturnedup extremity of the tongue 6 should become broken off and themember 6 should move rearwardly, the extremities 15 ofthe bead 14 wouldnaturally pass the openings 12 and enter the rear extremities of therecesses 10, thus preventing the part 6 from becoming completelydetached from the part 5.

In the construction shown in the drawings the member 5 is shown providedwith an upwardly-extending toe-clip 18. ln this event the said clip isprovided with a slot, through which the forward extremity of the tongue16 passes. It will thus be observed that the member 6 may be used withthe member 5 either with or without a toe-clip 18.

Attention is called to the fact that the member 6 of the shoe isprovided at its extremities with depressions A, A', and A2 of suflicientdepth to receive the short calks B, B, and B2 of the member 5. It isassumed that the calks of the member 5 will not be entirely worn off orworn to the level of the body of the shoe when it becomes desirable toapply the member 6. For this reason and in order that the adjacentsurfaces of the vtwo members may engage each other the recesses in themember 6 are formed. rl`he remember 6 are opposite the heel-calks B andB, respectively, of the member 5, while the recess A2 at the toe of themember 6 is for the reception of the short calk B2 of the member 5.

In Fig. 5 the member 6 is shown tilted, so that its forward extremity issomewhat higher than its rear extremity. This is the position of themember 6 when the tongue 16 is inserted in a slot 9 of the member 5.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is- 1. A horseshoecomposed of two members, namely a main member adapted to be secureddirectly to the hoof and a lower member adapted to be connected with themain mem ber, the main member having a bridge-pieee and aforwardly-extending slotted part, the curved arms of the main memberhaving ref cesses open at the bottom, the detachable member beingprovided with a tongue adapted to enter the slot of the slotted memberand move forwardly therein, the detachable member being also providedwith a transverse part whose extremities are adapted to enter therecesses of the main member.

2. A horseshoe comprising a main member adapted to be attached directlyto the hoof, and an auxiliary member adapted to be connected with themain member, the main member having a bridge-piece and aforwardly-extending slotted part, the curved arms of the main memberhaving recesses open at the bottom and extending both forwardly andrearwardly from said openings, the auxiliary member having a tongueadapted to enter the slot of the main member and move forwardly therein,the auxiliary meniber being also provided with a transverse part whoseextremities are adapted to enter the recesses of the main member.

3. A horseshoe comprising a main member adapted to be attached directlyto the hoof, and an auxiliary member adapted to be con nected with themain member, the main member having a bridge-piece and aforwardly-extending slotted part, the curved arms of the main memberhaving recesses open at the bottom 3 the auxiliary member having atongue adapted to enter the slot of the main member, the auxiliarymember` being also provided with parts adapted to enter the recesses ofthe main member.

4. A horseshoe comprising a main member adapted to be attached directlyto the hoof, and an auxiliary member adapted to be detachably connectedwith the main member, the main member having a b1idge,-piece and aforwardly-extending slotted. part, the main member having alsooppositely-loeated recesses in its curved arms, and the auxiliary memberhaving a tongue adapted to enter the slotted part of the main member,and parts adapted to enter the recesses of the main member,substantially as described.

5. A horseshoe comprising a main member adapted to be directly attachedto the hoof, and an auxiliary member adapted to be detaohably connectedwith the main member, the main member having a bridge-piece, aforwardly-extending slotted part and oppositely-located recesses in itscurved arms at the extremities of the bridge-piece and below the same;the auxiliary member having a forwardly-projecting tongue adapted toenter the slotted part of the main member, the auxiliary member alsohaving parts adapted to enter the recesses of the main member.

6. A horseshoe comprising a main member adapted to be directly attachedto the hoof, and a detachable auxiliary member, the main member having abridge-piece located intermediate its extremities, and a art extendingforwardly from the center o thebridgepiece to the toe of the shoe, thesaid part being longitudinally slotted, the curved arms of the mainmember being provided with recesses at the extremities of and below thebridge-piece; the auxiliary member having a transverse bridge-piece andlugs projecting upwardly from its extremities and adapted to enter therecesses of the main member, the auxiliary member also having a partextending forwardly from the center of the bridgepiece to the toe andhaving a tongue adapted to enter the slotted part of the main member. Intestimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- WILLIAM HILL.

Witnesses:

DENA NELSON, A. J. OBRIEN.

